Cherry Hospital worker fired over pillow incident
Kevin Dunn was released from his position as a mental health technician after an internal investigation into a matter in which Dunn placed a pillow over a 22-year-old male patient's face to help restrain him.

State cracks down on patient abuse, neglect
To reduce problems that have plagued North Carolina's psychiatric hospitals, state officials have instituted a zero-tolerance policy toward employees found to have abused or neglected patients.